A International Press Journal has exposed a New York Times Journalist over the claims of ‘inconsiderate’ reporting.
This came after the uproar by Kenyans after Kimiko de Freytas-Tamura covered the Dusit attack in an article.
In a series of tweets, the global press journal indicated that they had questioned the ethics of photos that accompany her stories from Africa before.
They also went ahead and highlighted an article that they were concerned about saying that they wrote an email to New York Times and never got a response.
The Global Press Journal on their twitter account claimed that the New York Times are less accountable to the people of Congo since they lack internet and do not speak English.
Their judgement is based on the quick response they gave to Kenyans after the online outrage.
With their concern, they have promised to work as a team to identify the man whose ‘dead body’ was featured in a story with no caption of his name.
Global Press is determined to provide the man and his family the dignity they deserve.
They also vowed to publish that information once they find it.
Have a look at the series of tweets.
On Dec. 26, a story by @kimidefreytas that she has pinned to her Twitter feed shows the face of a dead man in #DRC. https://t.co/GXwaVAURMi
— Global Press Journal (@GlobalPress) January 17, 2019
We wrote to The @nytimes and @kimidefreytas on this issue but didn’t receive a response. In the meantime, our team is working to identify this man and provide him and his family the dignity they deserve. We’ll publish that information when we find it.
— Global Press Journal (@GlobalPress) January 17, 2019
The @nytimes issued lengthy responses when thousands of Kenyans questioned their coverage and demanded better. But @nytimes, you are no less accountable to people in #DRC just because they lack Internet and may not speak English.
— Global Press Journal (@GlobalPress) January 17, 2019